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I haven't seen this posted yet - sorry if it's a duplicate.

Amazon Editorial Review -- Mike McGonigal

The Grammy-nominated, twenty-something, pop-classical phenomenon's fourth stuio album is an expertly accomplished entry to the holiday marketplace.. Noel tackles the familiar sounds of holiday music with a charmingly eclectic array of guest vocalists and a wide range of material. The songs range from the sacred to the secular, while Groban -- bouyed in spots by none other than the London Symphony Orchestra -- soars in his duets with Brian McKnight, Faith Hill, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There's even a song with a gospel choir directed by Kirk Franklin. Produced yet again by crossover maestro David Foster, the arrangements never overwhelm the songs. Groban's hard to categorize -- seeing how his range is somewhere in-between a high baritone and a low tenor -- but he always finds and emphasizes the emotional core of these songs. And whether they have origins in pop or classical music seems not to matter. The addition of messages from troops stationed in Iraq on top of, "I'll Be Home for Christmas:", is undeniably heart-wrenching, while the album's highlight is it's most spare song, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", which finds Groban alone at his piano, sounding very much like some kind of angel.

aw, this review made me tear up. i love it.